One day last winter, when I was reading Alicia Paulson's rosylittlethings.typepad.com blog... which I love because she chooses to surround herself with the loveliest colors, I ran across a photo of the most adorable little wooden girl holding a bouquet of flowers. Alicia often features items that she has scored at yard sales or antique stores, so I assumed that she had discovered her there. I set out to recreate the little girl I had fallen in love with on my computer screen to bring her to life in my world.
I formed the foundation of her skirt by creating a tagboard cone that I glued onto a clothespin... not the snap kind but the other variety. After gluing fabric onto the tagboard cone, I wrapped fabric around the upper part of the clothespin for the dress's bodice then wrapped fabric around a pipe cleaner that I had attached to the clothespin. I finished her except for the head. Then I was on Alicia's blog browsing some old posts and I ran across her wooden girl again with kits offered for purchase. She had handmade her... not snatched her from some dusty corner! Today, for one strand of my "4 Cs"... craft, I finished my project by painting her hair, eyes, and mouth on a wooden ball and my "Tillie" was brought to life. Because she's happier in her garden tending her veggies, herbs, and flower beds than fussing with her hair, I wrapped a scarf around her head and slipped her into a pair of rubber gardening boots made from modeling clay.
Besides crafting, how'd I do with the other 3 strands of my "4 Cs" productive stay-at-home day today? I cleaned the fridge. Clerical... I paid one bill. (I had to type a letter to go along with my check so it took a bit longer than normal.) Cook... Dick and I went out to lunch with our friends, Ron and Sue, so the chefs at Olive Garden cooked today.
Feb. 18, 2009
Today's mileage: 2 mile walk
Total monthly mileage: 48.25 miles
Bible reading? Back on track...
